Aged care assessment program data dictionary version 1.0
The Aged Care Assessment Program is an important part of Australia's aged and community care system. It aims to assess the needs of frail older people and facilitate access to care services appropriate to their needs. This data dictionary supports the collection and reporting of the Aged Care Assessment Program Minimum Data Set, by providing definitions for all the data elements in that collection. Use of this Dictionary will help ensure that the data on which the Aged Care Assessment Program is based are uniform and of high quality.
Older Australia at a glance (third edition)
Australia's population is ageing and as baby boomers move into old age this trend is set to gather greater momentum over the next three decades. Significant changes will flow to all aspects of social and economic life as both the number and proportion of older people in the community increase. This third edition of Older Australia at a Glance provides insights into the diversity of the older population of Australia at the beginning of the 21st century, where they are living, what they are doing, how healthy they are and the services they are using.
Report on the Day Therapy Centre (DTC) Program Data Development Field Test
Current until 1 September 2003.
Ageing in place: before and after the 1997 aged care reforms
Central to this paper are the changes that were made to combine the two tiers (nursing homes and hostels) of the residential aged care system under the restructuring of the system in October 1997. To explore the extent to which ageing in place has happened since 1997, this paper focuses on changes in services which were formerly hostel-type services prior to the reforms.
Entry period for residential aged care
Entry Period for Residential Aged Care provides a study at both the bivaruate and multivariate levels of the elapsed time between an aged care assessment being undertaken to determine eligibility for residential aged care services and actual entry to residential aged care.The report examines and rejects the evidence for using entry period as a proxy for waiting time, and by implication, as a measure of the accessibility of residential aged care services.The report will be of particular interest to aged care service providers, policy makers and those responsible for planning aged care services, as well as researchers interested in the aged care field.
Residential aged care in Australia 2000-01: a statistical overview
Residential Aged Care in Australia 2000-01: a statistical overview, provides comprehensive statistical information on residential aged care homes and their residents. The report contains information on the capacity of residential aged care homes, their residents and resident characteristics, level of dependency among residents, and admissions and separations.The report will be particularly useful to aged care service planners, providers of aged care services, and researchers in the field.
Community aged care packages in Australia 2000-01: a statistical overview
Community Aged Care Packages in Australia 2000-01: a statistical overview presents key statistics on the levels of service provision of the Commonwealth-funded Community Aged Care Packages Program. Detailed statistics on the socio-demographic characteristics of package recipients and the patterns of the recipients' admissions and separations are also provided.The data presented in this report are useful for those involved in policy development, policy review and the planning of aged care services with a specific interest in Community Aged Care Packages.
Australia's welfare 2001
Australia's Welfare is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of national information on welfare services in Australia. Topics include welfare services expenditure, children's and family services, child protection, housing assistance, crisis accommodation and support services, aged care services and disability services. Australia's Welfare 2001 features special chapters on the trend away from institutional care towards community-based care and on the measurement of welfare in contemporary Australia.
Adelaide dental study of nursing homes 1998
The Adelaide Dental Study of Nursing Homes 1998 presents, firstly, information obtained from questionnaires mailed to practising Adelaide dentists and Directors of Nursing from Adelaide nursing homes and, secondly, oral epidemiological prevalence data from clinical dental inspections of residents from randomly selected Adelaide nursing homes.The findings highlight the poor oral health status of many nursing home residents, and the numerous complex problems involved with the organisation and provision of dental treatment and oral hygiene care for this group of medically compromised, functionally dependent and cognitively impaired older Australians.
The Adelaide dental study of nursing homes, one-year follow-up 1999
The Adelaide Dental Study of Nursing Homes One-year Follow-up 1999 presents oral epidemiological prevalence and incidence data from clinical dental inspections of existing and new residents from randomly selected Adelaide nursing homes.The findings reveal that residents, both existing and new, have poor oral health, indicating that older Australians are entering nursing homes with a compromised oral health status. However, incidence data highlight the rapid progression of oral diseases during residents' stay in nursing homes.
Falls by the elderly in Australia: trends and data for 1998
This is a surveillance report on injuries due to falls in the elderly in Australia. It gives the latest available data on deaths and hospitalisations, including the number of cases, rates and trends. Data are also given by age, sex, State and Territory, external cause and place of occurrence.It will be relevant to those interested in data on falls in the elderly in Australia, including community practitioners, health planners, health administrators, researchers and the public.
The probability of using an aged care home over a lifetime
This working paper applies life table models to 1999-00 residential aged care dataand estimates the probabilities of using an aged care home over a lifetime forAustralian men and women at various ages. Current until 1 September 2002.
Projections of older immigrants: people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, 1996-2026, Australia
The report provides an up-to-date set of projections at the national, State/Territory and Commonwealth planning region levels. The report was prepared at the request of the Department of Health and Aged Care with the assistance of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. A CD-ROM containing data at the regional level accompanies this publication.The report contains detailed projections for the 50 most common countries of birth, 34 languages and 30 religions for older immigrants in Australia.The report will be particularly useful to aged care service planners, providers of aged care services and researchers in the field.
Residential aged care in Australia 1999-00: a statistical overview
Provides comprehensive statistical information on aged care homes and their residents. The report contains information on the capacity of aged care homes, their residents and resident characteristics, levels of dependency among residents, and admissions and separations.This report will be particularly useful to aged care planners, providers of residential aged care, and researchers in the field.
Community aged care packages in Australia 1999-2000: a statistical overview
Presents statistics on the level of service provision of the Commonwealth funded Community Aged Care Package Program. Detailed statistics on the socio-demographic characteristics of care recipients and the patterns of the recipients' admissions and separations are also provided.The data presented in this report are a useful resource for those involved in policy development, policy review and the planning of aged care services with a specific interest in Community Aged Care Packages.
Oral health and access to dental care - older adults in Australia: research report, November 2000
This report provides information on aspects of oral health and use of dental services among community-dwelling older adults in Australia. Historically, the majority of older adults were edentulous (no natural teeth), leading to low demand for dental services. Currently the population of older adults is increasing in number, with a greater proportion retaining their teeth, consequently increasing their requirement for dental services. A high proportion of older adults are government concession card holders, and may be at a disadvantage in accessing dental care due to the lack of public oral health facilities and increased length of waiting lists.
Disability and ageing Australian population patterns and implications
Australia's population is ageing and there is growing interest in the implications of this trend. Rates of disability in Australia are increasing, due in large part to the ageing population, and survival into old age is now a reality for many people who have a lifelong disability. These patterns are creating challenges for the disability and aged care services systems. This report brings together information on trends in population ageing, disability prevalence, informal care, patterns of service use and need for assistance. The report will be an essential information source for service planners and policy makers.
Obtaining consumer views of service standards in home and community care, supplementary report: examining the validity of consumer feedback collected for the HACC National Service Standards Instrumen
This is a supplementary report to the main report of the Consumer Appraisal Data Development Project. The results presented in this report represent the final phase of quantitative and qualitative analysis designed to test the usefulness, reliability and validity of consumer feedback for the assessment of Home and Community Care (HACC) agencies against the National Service Standards. Current until 1 November 2001.
The Adelaide dental study of nursing homes, one year follow-up: research report, October 2000
The residents participating in the one-year follow-up data collection for the Adelaide Dental Study of Nursing Homes were very functionally dependent, cognitively impaired, and behaviourally difficult older adults with complex dental problems and treatment needs.
Ageing and dental health
This monograph comprises four papers that were presented in a symposium on 'Ageing and Dental Health' at the World Congress of Gerontology held in Adelaide, 1997. These presentations covered several aspects of aging and dental health from clinical, research and service provision perspectives using Australian and international data.
Community care packages in Australia 1998-99: a statistical overview
Presents key statistics on the levels of service provision of the Commonwealth-funded Community Care Packages program. Detailed statistics on the socio-demographic characteristics of care package recipients and the patterns of the recipients' admissions and separations are also provided. The data presented in this report are useful for those involved in policy development, policy review and the planning of aged care services with a specific interest in community care packages.
Obtaining consumer views of service standards in home and community care
The Home and Community Care Service Standards Consumer Appraisal Data Development Project (or Consumer Appraisal Project) is the second undertaken by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare that addresses methods for implementing quality assurance initiatives in the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program. Current until 1 July 2001.
Pilot test of the ACAP MDS draft version 2.0: Report to ACATs
This report provides feedback to the Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) on the Pilot Test of the ACAP MDS Draft Version 2.0. Current until 1 July 2001.
Spatial equity in the distribution of aged care services
Geographic characteristics and social conditions in rural and remote areas often mean greater difficulty in terms of providing aged care services. This, in turn, inevitably causes concern over spatial eqity in the distribution of aged care services. This paper aims to address the spatial equity issue by analysing aged care services (both residential and community-based aged care services) by four geographic categories: capital cities, other metropolitan areas, rural areas and remote areas. Nursing home patients, multi-purpose services and services approved under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care strategy are included in the analysis in order to get a more complete picture of available resources. Current until 30 June 2001.
Independence in ageing: the social and financial circumstances of older overseas-born Australians
Explores the social and economic circumstances of older immigrants, with a view to examining their likely future financial security and capacity to maintain independence in old age. This report was prepared for the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.